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Title Narrative of Ship Eliza
Reference Ms. N-834 (Tall)
Library Massachusetts Historical Society
Collection William Sturgis Papers, 1798-1845
Date 1798-1799
Description Narrative (attributed to ship’s clerk Samuel Curson) of a voyage to the northwest coast and China on the ship Eliza, commanded by James Rowan.
Document Type Journal, Manuscript
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce
Keywords voyage, report, longitude, latitude, weather, navigation, ship, vessel, seafaring, sailor, crew, adventure, sea, fur, trade, commodity, culture, indigenous peoples, captain, crime, cargo, sea otter, language, law
Countries USA; Canada; China
Places Pacific Northwest
Company Bryant, Sturgis and Company
Ships Eliza
Copyright Massachusetts Historical Society